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“repartidos” and “repetidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,271
“repartidos” frequency rank
#20,495
“repetidos” frequency rank
37766
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repartidos repetidos
Definition Forma del plural de repartido, participio de repartir. Forma del plural de repetido, participio de repetir.

Where the eye mixes repartidos and repetidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. repartidos runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCVC) against repetidos's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
repartidos
9 ch
repetidos

Why the eye confuses repartidos with repetidos

A purely visual mix-up. repartidos ([repaɾˈt̪ið̞os]) and repetidos ([repeˈt̪ið̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repartidos is recorded at frequency rank #17,271, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [repaɾˈt̪ið̞os]. repetidos is at rank #20,495, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [repeˈt̪ið̞os].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 37766, this pair ranks #173,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repartidos vs repetidos

Shared letters: deioprst. Private to "repartidos": a. Private to "repetidos": -.

"repartidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC  ·  "repetidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repartidos ← erpartidos · reaprtidos · reparitdos · reparrtidos · repartdios · repartiddos · repartidoss · repartidso
  • repetidos ← erpetidos · reeptidos · repeitdos · repetdios · repetiddos · repetidoss · repetidso · repetiods

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repartidos" and "repetidos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([repaɾˈt̪ið̞os] versus [repeˈt̪ið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repartidos" or "repetidos" show up more?
"repartidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,271 in our Spanish list, against #20,495 for "repetidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "repartidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repetidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #173,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repartidos" and "repetidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remitidos vs repetidos". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #173,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list